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Designers Finally Invent A Table Catered For Cats

Most table workspaces are designed exclusively with human needs in mind, with space enough for things like computers, keyboards, piles of paper and such -- with nary a thought to just how an attention-deprived pet cat might fit into the equation. But now, at long last, there's finally a feline-friendly alternative to the typical form.

According to creator Hao Ruan and team from Lycs Architecture, the novel workspace is designed to offer a way for working pet-owners and their cats to coexist without getting in each other's way. Tucked beneath the tradition flat surface people have come to expect from their tables there lies a network of tunnels, holes and ledges for cats to explore, and inevitably, nap in.

The clever CATable made its debut this month at Milan Design Week, and unfortunately there's no word yet on when it might become available for cat-loving consumers.